Le Creuset Dutch Oven, Flame color, lost near downtown Wichita
Description
I lost my Le Creuset 5.5-quart Dutch Oven in Flame color yesterday around 3pm. I think it slipped off a bench outside the Starbucks on Douglas Ave near the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Wichita. It has a tiny chip on the outer enamel near the right-hand edge of the lid, plus a pale scratch on the inner enamel from years of simmering stews. This pot was a gift from my grandmother and holds a lot of sentimental value—really hoping it turns up. If anyone found it, please drop me an email at [email protected] so we can swap the details and arrange a pickup near Old Town or the Wichita Public Library.
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